The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-31

That echo bears from shore to shore
Does that, and then does nothing more;
Yet would his work earn richer need,
When brought before the King of Kings,
Were he but great in little things.
Altogether there are in England and
Wales no less than go religious sects.
One. thing that the drug business seems
to lack is some kind of salve that will stick
a minister to his text or politician to his
party.
A placard in Philadelphia dry goods
store reads; 1.-THE Lord helps the man who
helps himself, but the Lord help the man
found helping himself here"
at st. Petersburg the government has
ordered the building of eight Greek ortho-
dox churches in the Baltic provinces to
assist IN outstanding the people.
Texas actress has had the following
from Matthew ii, 10, placed at the head of
her announcement bills And behold!
when they saw the star they rejoiced great
ly."
The annual meeting of the American
Missionary association will be held at
Portland, Me-, Oct % to 81. Rev. A. J. f.
Behrends, d. D., of Brooklyn, will preach
the sermon.
Pastor-Thomas, don't you think your
parents would feel sore if they knew you
were fishing on the Sabbath? Thomas
Yes, sir; but not half as sore as I'd feel If
they found it out
does your husband talk in his sleep"
Every night, reg'l9r" isn't 1t an awful
trial?' "Sakes, mol set up sometimes to
listen to him. He's e wonderful inter
estin' talker in bis sleep-'specially on re-
ligious things"
Old gentleman (asking few questions):
"Now, boys, can you tell me what com.
mandment Adam broke when he took the
forbidden fruit?" Small scholar (like a
FASH: "Plesse, sir, tn worn't no COM
mandmeDts then, sir"
The money given by the women of the
Presbyterian church in the United States
during the past sixteen years is $2,l50,0OO
representing the entire support of more
than 200 women missionaries, 200 native
bible-Ieaders, and more than $50 schools.
A German paper states that lat Vienna
last year no less than 363 Jews became
Christians" and another journal says that
lat 30 period since the FIRST century have
conversions from Judaism to Christianity
been so frequent as they are at the pres
ent."
A Kingston orator in a debating club
said: IAN honest man is the noblest work
Of God, as the bible says" sit isn't in the
bible" called out one OF the opposition.
well, 1T ought to be-" triumphsntly eN-
claimed the orator as he continued his adj
dress.
The opposition of the Turkish govern
ment TO mission schools in Palestine, so
far as the education in them Of Moham
medan children Ia concerned, has culmi.
mated in an order from Constsntinople for
bidding the attendance of Moslems alto
gether.
"Come, Bebby," said the old gentleman,
''you must go to church this morning.
When was boy, your age, l had to go to
church twice every Sunday" 81 s'pose
I'd go to church twice every Sunday, too, .
said Bobby, beginning to get ready, "if
had to-
Bishop Huntington, OF central New
York, says he has received into the minis
try of the church during his episcopate
four Methodists, one Presbyterian, one
Congregationalist, three Baptists, i've Uni
versalists and Uritarians, and two Roman
Catholics.
Among the prisoners in the workhouse
on BlsckwelIs Island little society called
the Friends OF Jesus" has been formed
Its object Is to encourage the inmates to
try to help each other and to make the
best OF each day in improving all the little
chances to grow stronger and wiser and
better.
A Southern Methodist who has been ex.
ploring In Southeastern Kentucky reports
that in seven counties visited he found
only four meetipg-hguses, and thess DO